Busway or wires feeders?

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Im desining a five flloor hotel in jarabacoa, dominican republic, and i have a question

What could be better for use in the electrical distribution 480Vac, 3ph

Busway o wires feeder?


i need your help, tell me why


thank you very much
 
There is no easy answer that applies in every situation. The more floors the building has, the better the busway solution works. That is because it has a lower voltage drop than wires, unless you use overly large (and expensive) wires. Busway also gives you more flexibility to easily change the layout of a given floor, should the owner wish (for example) to convert a floor of office spaces into a floor of hotel rooms. Busway is generally a more expensive solution than conduit and wire, and not all owners are willing to pay the addition cost in order to gain the additional flexibility. In your case, I am inclined to suspect that five floors is not enough to justify the cost of busway. But I do suggest that you price it both ways, and present the options to the owner.

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You say five floor but give no indication of the floor area.

In some circumstance a dual busway with interconnects is worth considering. It gives some degree of flexibility in the event of a fault.

Unfortunately, like everything else, it all comes down to cost.
 
Tony S said:
You say five floor but give no indication of the floor area.

In some circumstance a dual busway with interconnects is worth considering. It gives some degree of flexibility in the event of a fault.

Unfortunately, like everything else, it all comes down to cost.
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Hi Tony,

The floors will be around of 3000 square meter

What do you think?
 
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